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The world’s top authority on intelligent muscle building and fat loss gives us a simple to
understand deep dive into the complex world of building a body you love, and living your
greatness. Weekly interviews with leading experts in a vast number of scientific
fields focusing on health optimization (nutrition, sleep, hormones, mindfulness and mind
set), strength, (both physical and mental), and muscle hypertrophy. Learn proven
strategies for optimum life performance, whether it be in the gym, the board room or the
bedroom; this is the blueprint for becoming the upgraded modern man. Ladies, this
podcast is for you too. The topics, tips, and life hacks covered are essential for every individual who wants to upgrade themselves mentally and physically.

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Clean163- Decoding Your Epigenetic Expression with Dr. Tom Stubbs

Joining us today is Tom Stubbs, CEO of Chronomics. In this episode Ben and Tom dive into all things epigenetics. They take a deep dive into the metabolic pathways associated with DNA methylation, predispositions to epigenetics & MORE. He opens up...

Welcome back Dr. Jordan Shallow! The Muscle Doc joins us again for a great conversation on how to build your greatest body through pillars of strength, hypertrophy and stability. Jordan teaches us how to manipulate those pillars to achieve...

Joining us today is Harpreet Rai, CEO of the Oura Ring. In this episode Ben and Harpreet dive into how he got involved with Oura as well as what makes it different from other sleep trackers out there. They take a deep dive into HRV and analyze Ben’s..

Clean160- Optimum Protein Consumption for Athletes with The Head of the International Protein Board Dr. Rob Wildman

Dr. Rob Wildman joins us to dive deep on protein consumption for trained individuals. We discuss the limitations of current RDA values, how protein synthesis works, and what is optimal vs recommended. Dr. Wildman gives us his optimal...

Joining us today is the founder of Joovv Light, Scott Nelson. Scott brings us all of the latest research on red light and near-infrared light therapy and the benefits that it brings. We dive into the fascinating topic of deuterium and how...

Previous guest, Dan Pardi, returns to illuminate even more when it comes to sleep. Ben and Dan dive right in with discussion of his research of treating sleep disorders with GBH. They also discuss more natural ways to hack sleep including...

Clean157- CBD- What to Expect and What Not to Expect with Dr. Evan Demarco

Dr. Evan Demarco joins us today to discuss the latest CBD research! These days you will hear a ton of out there claims about CBD for just about every ailment out there. That is why we brought on one of the country’s top CBD formulators...

As you all know, this podcast has evolved beyond focusing on just muscle building. Today we tie together everything Ben has learned in the last two years into the MI40 Six Pillars. Living a great life in a body you love goes far beyond...

Clean155- Dr. Zach Bush on How to Reduce Glyphosate's Burden on your Body

Welcome back Dr. Zach Bush! Our last episode with Dr. Bush was one of our highest dowloaded ever so we decided to bring him back on to talk about how to limit our exposure and the effects of glyphosate. Dr. Bush is researching the effects...

Dr. Stephanie Seneff is an expert in many areas, the MIT staff researcher’s focus has been on interfacing human communication with technology. Her background also includes a degree in biophysics which is where her focus has circled to more...

CleanHow Not to Die- The Eating for Longevity Masterclass Dr. Michael Greger

Dr. Michael Greger is a researcher, best selling author and a vegan! Today we hear the other side of the nutrition argument, that of a longevity perspective. According to Dr. Greger’s research, a plant based diet is by far the best diet...

Gretchen Rubin, the New York Times best selling author of the Happiness Project, The Four Types, and Happier at Home, joins us today to teach us about personality types and how they can effect habit formation. We dive into how to recognize the...

One of Ben’s top mentors, Eric Seifert, joins us today to talk training! Eric is a master of exercise execution, injury prevention and one of the top M.A.T. practitioners in the world. Today Ben and Eric sit down and discuss some of the...

We sat down with Dan Garner last weekend at the S.W.I.S conference to talk health optimization from a performance standpoint. Often we find that the largest hinderance to improvement particularly in trained athletes is underlying health...

Joining us today is Dr. Greg Potter of Human.OS. Dr. Potter’s PHD focused on researching the influences and mechanisms of the circadian rhythm. Today we go way beyond the sleep-wake cycle into meal timing, how light can positively and...

Dr. Nicole Avena has dedicated her career to understanding the obesity epidemic and the neuroscience behind it. In this episode we dive into the mechanisms that contribute to food addiction and how to develop positive habits around food. ...

Today we have Ben’s best friend, Andy O’Brien, the strength and conditioning coach for the Pittsburg Penguins! Ben and Andy dive deep into optimizing performance no matter what your athletic endeavor is. We discuss the role of the CNS...

Ben recently sat down with Bedros to discuss his new book, Man Up. In this bonus edition of the Muscle Expert Podcast we dive into Bedros’ greatest tips for leadership and clear communication and decision making. As a special bonus for...

Cory Schlesinger, the sports performance coach for Stanford Basketball, joins us to discuss the strength, conditioning and life skills that he trains into college athletes. Cory is one of the most forward thinking strength coaches in college...

This is a very different episode of the Muscle Expert Podcast! Today we have Dr. Anthony Jay on to tell us about his latest research at the Mayo Clinic and to decipher Ben’s DNA. This conversational episode starts with a discussion on the...

Clean144- The Protein Debate- How Much Protein Should You Consume for Optimal Health? with Dr. Stephen Cabral

Joining us today is Dr. Stephen Cabral, author of the Rain Barrel Effect and the host of the Cabral Concept Podcast. Dr. Cabral brings us a different thought process when it comes to protein, what is the minimum effective dose for health and...

Joining us today is Judith Pennington from the Institute of the Awakened Mind. Judith has spent her life researching what is physically happening as your brain enters different states of consciousness. In this episode we dive deeper than...

Clean142- Spirituality, Psychedelics and Coping with Retirement with Dorian Yates

Dorian Yates’ is a man who needs no introduction. He is a 6 time Mr. Olympia and one of the greatest physiques of all time. Today we steered away from the usual career topics and dove deep into Dorian’s life after bodybuilding. We talk...

Clean141- Exercise Execution, Muscle Building DNA and the Science of Exercise with Tom Purvis

Joining us today is one of Ben’s mentors and one of the leading minds behind intelligent exercise execution, Tom Purvis. Tom is the founder of Resistance Training Specialist and PersonalTraining.com. Ben and Tom have a marathon podcast...

Dr. Chad Waterbury joins us today to talk training! Dr. Waterbury shares his advanced knowledge of exercise physiology and the nervous system. He and Ben discuss building a workout, execution mastery, and the role of training on your...

Clean139- Stop Lying to Yourself and Start Living Your Purpose with Kute Blackson

One of the thought leaders of our time, Kute Blackson, joins us today to share his story. At a young age Kute found himself thrust into a familial role that he didn't see for himself. Today Kute is an international speaker on self-love and...

Greg Roskopf the founder of Muscle Activation Techniques joins us today to discuss the role the neuro-musclular system plays in preventing injuries and performance. MAT is focused on hacking the nervous system to address muscular imbalances and...

Clean137- How to Optimize Health and Improve Aging Through Structured Water with Dr. Gerald Pollack

Dr. Gerald Pollack is one of the pioneers in the research of the fourth phase of water, a structuring of water that lands between liquid and solid. This fourth phase of water lives inside our cells and helps to keep our bodies negatively...

Clean136- How to Protect Yourself from Environmental Pollution with Dr. David Carpenter

Joining us today is Dr. David Carpenter, one of the worlds leading researchers on environmental pollution and an environmental advocate. Dr. Carpenter warns of the dangers of EMF pollution and upcoming 5G towers. From there we dive into...

Daniel Debaun is a former telecommunications engineer who has shifted his focus to eliminating exposure to electromagnetic radiation caused by modern technology such as cellphones and wifi. Daniel invented a product called Defendershield to help...

Darin Olien is a man of many hats, some would call him a biohacker or maybe a healthy living enthusiast, but most call him a super food hunter. Darin has traveled the world in search of the most nutrient rich foods on the planet. Today on...

Drew Canole, the founder of FitLife TV and Organifi joins us today to discuss his new book, You Be You, training under a shaman, and of course why he created Organifi. In this brief yet deep episode, Ben and Drew dive into how to detoxify your...

Clean132- The Oxygen Advantage, How Breathing Practices Can Change Your Mental and Physical State with Patrick McKeown

Breathing is the most reflexive movement in the body, but it doesn’t have to be. Our guest today, Patrick McKeown, is an expert in Buteyko breathing and the founder of the Oxygen Advantage. Patrick teaches us the benefits of nasal...

Elle Russ is a woman of many hats. A creative writer, comedian and actor, Elle found herself in the middle of a health crisis while trying to maintain the ideal “actress body”. The root of that cause was a thyroid issue that took Elle over...

Dr. Layne Norton joins us at the MI40 Gym to share from his wealth of nutrition knowledge. Dr. Norton and Ben jump right in discussing what its like to work on social media and Layne’s sometimes “abrasive” approach. From there the...

Clean129- How to Maintain a Ketogenic Diet While on the Go, Cyclical Keto and Food Relationships with Leanne Vogel

Leanne Vogel of Healthful Pursuit joins us today on the Muscle Expert Podcast to dive into the benefits of cyclical keto. Leanne is the host of one of the highest rated nutrition podcasts on iTunes, author of The Keto Diet and Keto Beginnings...

A few years ago Cavin Balaster was involved in a serious accident which left him in a coma with less than a 10 percent chance of survival which would have been in a vegetative state. Flash forward to today and Cavin is not only able to lead a...

Ali Miller is a certified dietitian, the host of the Naturally Nourished Podcast, and author of the new book The Anti-Anxiety Diet. Ben and Ali sit down to discuss how you can mitigate anxiety through diet without the short term “feel good”...

Dr. Mike Nelson is one of the world’s leading experts on metabolic flexibility and creator of the Flex Diet program. Ben and Dr. Mike dive deep on what influences metabolic flexibility, the benefits of fat and carb adaptation and how to more...

Joining us today is one of the top Crossfit Nutritionists Jason Phillips of IN3 Nutrition. Ben and Jason discuss how he fell into nutrition through an eating disorder, cycling training and diet through pre, post, and competition season, and the...

Joining us today is a woman who is leading the talk of avoiding foods that have high instances of intolerance. JJ Virgin is the author of several NYT best sellers, has appeared on numerous TV shows as a nutrition expert and is a world renown...

We are taking a deep dive into nutrition for the next couple of weeks on the Muscle Expert Podcast! To kick things off I am discussing my personal approach to nutrition as well as answering the questions that many of you submitted via social...

Joining us today is Dr. Beau Hightower, the Director of Sports Medicine for Jackson/Wink MMA. Dr. Hightower is known for keeping Jackson/Wink’s fighters in amazing health, they haven’t had a preventable injury drop out in his 3 years...

Joining us today on the Muscle Expert Podcast is Keto Cardiologist Dr. Nadir Ali. Dr. Ali is challenging conventional wisdom when it comes to cholesterol. Ben and Dr. Ali discuss how our understanding of cholesterol is misguided as it is...

We are programmed to focus more on the negative than the positive. This allowed us to avoid danger and humans to prosper. In modern times our stresses are generally less about safety, so where does that leave us? Joining us today is Ben’s...

Dr. Scott Sherr is one of the world’s leading doctors when it comes to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. On this episode of the Muscle Expert Podcast Ben and Dr. Sherr dive into the benefits and limitations of hyperbaric treatments as well as...

Today Mastin Kipp,the creator of Functional Life Coaching(TM) and best selling author of Claim Your Power, joins us to discuss emotional resilience, trauma and forging your own destiny. Mastin was named one of Oprah’s 100 super souls, has...

The Nootropics Expert joins the Muscle Expert today to discuss hacking flow state. David Tomen dove into nootropics after being diagnosed with adult ADD, he has since become one of the world’s leading experts on hacking your brain. Join...

Today we have Quantified Bob joining us to demystify biohacking. Bob fell into biohacking to optimize his entrepreneur lifestyle and started tracking his results from different experiments. Years later that has evolved into a successful...

Clean115- Christina Rice- Living Greatest Life Through Great Nutrition, Great People, and Great Habits

Christina Rice of the Wellness Realness Podcast joins us today to discuss how nutrition and relationships helped her overcome anxiety and depression. Listen in and hear her and Ben discuss how you can live a great life by treating your body well...

Today we have on Baylor Professor and Advisor to the ISSN, Dr. Darryn Willoughby. Dr. Willoughby is a competitive bodybuilder and researcher. He is currently researching the effects of exercise and nutrition on physical,...

Kamal Patel is the Director of Examine.com, an independent research review site. On this episode of the Muscle Expert Podcast Kamal and Ben dive deep on what makes a good supplement, how supplements and diet can influence chronic pain, why whole...

Clean93- Dr Jose Antonio- A Look Into the Latest Research with the President of the ISSN

Dr. Jose Antonio is the President of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. Today he joins us to discuss the latest research going on with ISSN scientists as well as what he is working on. Dr. Antonio has conducted numerous studies on the...

Dr. Ralph Esposito is one of the leading physicians in the field of testosterone optimization. Dr. Esposito gives us one of our deepest dives to date on testosterone, the negative effects of t replacement, environmental factors that effect...

Clean91- Mike Matthews- How to Become a Fitness Influencer, the Training, Mentality and Business Building

Mike Matthews, host of the Muscle for Life Podcast as well as the author of Bigger, Leaner, Stronger, joins us today to chat with Ben about building a fitness business, how to maintain a killer figure and make the most of your time. Ben and Mike dive...

Clean90- Viada, Shallow- The Mindset of Success and Pushing the Limits of Human Performance

Alex Viada and Dr. Jordan Shallow are back for another great episode of the Muscle Expert Podcast. This time around they join Ben in discussing what it takes to be great. Being an elite athlete has it’s struggles and for these three it is no...

Philip Mckernan works with some of the highest functioning people on the planet, from Olympians to CEOs, the Pentagon and entrepreneurs just to name a few. Philip helps them find a work/life balance and clarity in what they should be doing. Tune in to..

Coming to you from the Fitness Business Summit in San Diego we have Dr. Andy Galpin. Dr. Galpin is a researcher at Cal State Fullerton who is leading the conversation on muscle fiber type training as well as a cohost of the Barbell Shrugged Podcast....

On today’s episode we are live with Mark “Smelly” Bell and his brother Chris Bell answering your questions about the ketogenic diet. Mark is the host of the Power Project, inventor of the Sling Shot, a retired powerlifter and still coaches some...

Clean86- John Amaral- The Connection Between the Energy World and Our Physical Selves

John Amaral is the go to energy worker for Celebrities, Athletes, and Billionaires. On this episode of the Muscle Expert Podcast, John and Ben introduce us to the energy that controls our existence. John gives great insight on how emotional energy can..

Clean85- Pedram Shojai- The Urban Monk on Mindfulness, Consciousness, Business and the Flaws of “Clearing Karma”

Pedram Shojai, the author of the New York Times Best Seller, The Urban Monk, joins us to discuss the disconnect between eastern and western cultures. Pedram is the constant evolver, leaving college for the monkhood and leaving that to rejoin western...

Dave Tate, one of the top powerlifting coaches in the world and founder of Elite FTS, sits down with Ben to discuss a variety of topics. Discussed are the lessons learned from fitness and how they translate to running a business, raising kids to...

Welcome to the Muscle Expert Podcast Dr. Dan Pardi! Dr. Pardi is the founder of the HumanOS heath mastery plan and an expert on sleep optimization. Ben and Dan look into the effects that sleep deprivation has on hormones and body composition. They...

Chris Kresser is a renowned speaker, author, and pioneer in the world of chronic pain. His goal is to transform the world of healthcare, by examining the impact of epigenetics, and nutrition on the microbiome. His interest in the subject began after...

It is part two of Ben’s conversation with the guys at the Mind Pump Podcast — who believe that the secrets to success are humility, “growth mindedness,” and integrity. Sal says, after years of ego-driven decisions, he has learned that you...

Clean80- Brandon Lilly- The Rise, Fall and Life Lessons from One of Powerlifting’s Biggest Names

Becoming the best in the world has it’s consequences. Brandon Lilly is a retired world class powerlifter and a major reason for the raw movement in the sport. He is the creator of the cube method and currently trains many world...

Clean79- Dr. Bryan Walsh- The Detox Doctor on the Four Phases of Detoxification, Detox Nutrition, and Best Detox Practices

Dr. Bryan Walsh, a former trainer, bodybuilder and expert on detoxification. Dr. Walsh goes deep into the science of detoxification including the four phases of detox, best practices to optimize your bodies natural way of eliminating toxins and the...

Clean78- Josh Bryant- Jailhouse Strong, The Training Methods and Mindset to Become the Best in the World

Jailhouse Strong World Record Powerlifting Coach and Author Josh Bryant joins us today to school us on what it takes to be the best in the world. A prolific writer and master of the process, Josh shares some great behind the scenes coaching tips that...

Clean77- Katy Bowman- Move Your DNA- How Getting Back to the Basics of Movement Can Improve Your Health

Katy Bowman founder of Nutritious Movement and author of Move Your DNA, Movement Matters, and more brings her extensive knowledge of movement to the podcast today. Katy tells us how she has rearranged and remodeled her house to incorporate more...

Clean76- Doug Miller- A Deep Dive with the Most Successful Natural Bodybuilder in History

Join Ben and Doug Miller as they discuss Doug’s career, how he became the top natural body builder in the world and his new ventures. Doug discusses his unique training regimen that made him the monster that he is as well as recovery and stress....

Dr. Andrew Hill is a world-renowned Neurotherapist. In this episode Dr. Hill explains the theory behind the Peak Brain Institute, the process and benefits of neuro-feedback training. Listen all the way through to learn how the Peak Brain Institute can..

This week we have Kurtis Frank also known as SilverHydra on twitter. A lead researcher on supplements. Ben and Kurtis take a deep dive on nootropics, influencing your neurotransmitters, and what a safe and effective brain-boost stack looks like. 1:35-..

Clean72-Mike Mutzel- Living for Your Evolution- Getting Back to Basics Could Be the Key to a Healthy Life

Lean into your evolution. Mike Mutzel goes in on how looking at our past is key to being healthy in the present. Ben and Mike discuss how getting outside, eating whole foods, and a seasonal diet can hack your evolution. Congrats to iTunes listener...

Joining us today is the Muscle Doc, Dr. Jordan Shallow, a chiropractor and world class powerlifter. Hear the Muscle Expert and the Muscle Doc discuss the process, and the vital importance of breaking up your daily routine. Dr. Shallow goes deep on why..

Today we have Dr. Eric Serrano for one of our most informative episodes to date! Dr. Serrano dives deep on hormone manipulation, optimizing your body composition and micro biome. Make sure to listen to the end to hear Dr. Serrano’s perfect diet and...

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